New Poll Reveals Bad News In Ohio For Democrats

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is not faring well in Ohio against Republican candidates, according to a Feb. 24 Quinnipiac University poll.

When matched against all of the potential GOP nominees for president, Clinton did not come out ahead. She trailed the number one Republican candidate in the state, Gov. of Ohio John Kasich, by 17 percentage points, Donald Trump by 2 percent, Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas by 3 percent, and Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida by 5 percent.

Clinton’s opponent for the Democratic nomination, Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, had a slightly better outcome.

Kasich bested Sanders 54 - 35 percent. Against Trump, there was a tie with each candidate receiving 44 percent of support. When pitted against Rubio, Sanders lost by 2 percentage points.

“The four leading Republican candidates either tie or lead former Secretary Clinton in Ohio, considered the best microcosm of the national electorate and a must-win for the GOP. Republicans have never won the White House without carrying Ohio,” said Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll.